I recently stumbled across something on Amazon that I hadn't seen before...egg molds. I don't quite remember how I happened upon them, but they were so inexpensive and fun that I had to order some.
They took 2 1/2 weeks to arrive from Hong Kong. As an aside, I had to drive to my post office to pick them up so I could sign for them, since I wasn't home when the carrier tried to deliver them. Apparently, if something comes from another country, you have to sign for the delivery. Who knew? I laughed that the gas to pick them up probably cost more than the purchase price.
I tried them out right away, even though the reviewers on Amazon warned me that these molds need extra-large eggs to fill the mold well. The result of not heeding their advice was that my stars came out looking more like a flower than a star. I'm ok with that, though. I'm a floral kind of girl, after all.
I boiled six large eggs to try them out. You have to use hot eggs and let them cool in the mold. I ran cold water over my just boiled eggs and didn't peel them until I was ready for them. They all stayed hot enough to mold well. I did have a couple lose some of their shape by the next day-maybe I hadn't let them cool long enough in the mold?
As I packed a salad tonight for Clarence's lunch tomorrow, I put the last heart-shaped egg on top as a surprise. I still have a "star" egg in the fridge, but thought he might not appreciate a girly egg on his salad when he's eating with the guys.
